Multiple CS

Date of Birth: 22 May 1943; Home Town: Worthington, OH

2nd Lieutenant George H. Bonnell, III, was downed on 28 October 1966 while on a rescue mission over South Vietnam. The HH-43 helicopter he was copiloting was struck by automatic weapons fire while on the way to pick up wounded soldiers. He was rescued and reported as very seriously injured on 29 October 1966, with multiple fractures. He died of these injuries on 12 November 1966.

—USAFA AOG War Memorial

Date of Birth: 17 February 1942 ; Home Town: Jefferson City, MO

Captain Robert D. Davenport was reported as missing on 28 March 1969 while on an operational mission in Southeast Asia. The F-4D aircraft he was piloting lost communication and did not return to friendly control. A search was initiated with no results. The aircraft wreckage was subsequently found and evidence of death was received on 13 January 1970.

—USAFA AOG War Memorial

Date of Birth: 26 January 1943; Home Town: Ft Thomas, KY

1st Lieutenant Joseph S. Ross was reported missing on 1 August 1968 while on a night strike mission in North Vietnam. The F-4D aircraft he was copiloting was the lead in a flight of two. His aircraft rolled in on a group of trucks and his wingman observed a large explosion near the target. Radio contact was unsuccessful; no parachutes were seen and no beepers heard. His status was changed to Killed in Action on 12 March 1975. He was promoted to Captain posthumously.

—USAFA AOG Heritage War Memorial


Aarni, John Carl, Jr. (Mike)	Allgood, George Lee (Lee)	Beller, Billy Wayne	Benham, Lewis Glenn (Lew)	Bonnell, George Harrison III
p. 186 (top), CS-11,10	p. 186 (top), CS-3,24	p. 186 (bottom), CS-11,10	p. 186 (bottom), CS-3,4	p. 186 (bottom), CS-18,17
	d. December 15, 2015	d. March 13, 1975	d. October 19, 2019	d. November 12, 1966

Brennan, Martin Joseph, Jr. (Marty)	Bristow, Vincent LeMoyne (Bris)	Cooper, David Rolsch (Dave)	Davenport, Robert Dean (Bob)	Dewing, Richard Milton (Dick)
p. 186 (bottom), CS-14,17	p. 186 (bottom), CS-11,10	p. 189 (top), CS-7,10	p. 189 (bottom), CS-10,5	p. 188 (bottom), CS-11,5
			d. March 28, 1969	d. December 13, 1987

Grohs, Stephen Russell	Haas, John Joseph III	Hanley, Robert Lee	Hatfield, Anderson Eugene III	Little, William Harold, Jr. (Bill)
p. 191 (top), CS-18,16	p. 191 (bottom), CS-12,5	p. 191 (bottom), CS-6,2	p. 190 (bottom), CS-12,11	p. 192 (bottom), CS-12,9
d. February 2, 2004				d. April 10, 1970

Martin, Randolph Marion (Randy)	Morris, William Stephen (Steve)	Mutchler, Mark Hugh	Navarra, James Charles (Jim)	Olson, Theodore Edwin
p. 193 (bottom), CS-10,8	p. 194 (top), CS-13,20	p. 194 (top), CS-21,23	p. 194 (bottom), CS-23,7	p. 194 (bottom), CS-11,5
		d. September 9, 1977

Rogers, Donald Wesley (Fuzzy)	Ross, Joseph Shaw (Joe)	Sanders, Van Cortez, Jr.	Schmidt, Jeffrey Paul (Jeff)	Small, Julius Allan
p. 196 (top), CS-18,17	p. 197 (top), CS-24,5	p. 174 (bottom), CS-15,3	p. 197 (top), CS-14,17	p. 196 (bottom), CS-18,1
	d. August 1, 1968			d. January 26, 1973

Smith, Wayne Odgen	Swick, William Arthur III (Bill)	Vinson, William Theodore (Billy)
p. 196 (bottom), CS-10,5	p. 199 (top), CS-21,23	p. 199 (top), CS-14,16

U.S. Air Force Academy

Class of 1965

Classmates in Multiple Squadrons